| Description | This article describes a solution for the error 'Administrator does not have permission to generate this log: security-event API error 403' and the troubleshooting steps involved. |
| Scope | FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer. |
| Solution |
FortiAnalyzer Event Handler has an option to send an alert to trigger an automation stitch on FortiGate.
diag debug app oftpd 255 <FortiGate_Name> FortiGate Commands:
diagnose debug reset By reviewing the HTTPS Debug output on FortiGate, the following error can be observed: [httpsd 20951 - 1713376416 error] generate_event[893] -- Administrator does not have permission to generate this log: security-event The reason for this error is that FortiOS no longer supports username/password authentication to FortiAnalyzer.
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